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Text Chapter 1195 Zhu Shangwu¡¯s whims

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    About five thousand Ming troops gathered in the school grounds on the west side of the capital.

    This Ming army's bright helmets are obviously different from other Ming army teams in the capital.  And their momentum is also different, with such a sense of arrogance.

    This 5,000-strong Ming army is the emperor's personal army and belongs to one of the twenty-four battalions.

    Now, Zhu Shangwu brought out this army in order to solve the current crisis.

    Because they received a loan of five million taels from Zhao Hongyu, the court was now considered rich.

    Therefore, the officials of the Six Ministries immediately began to summon people in the capital to serve as soldiers, and gave cash to those who responded on the spot.

    Under the influence of free money, many of the bankrupt refugees who have become homeless are still willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of money.

    Therefore, within a short period of time, the imperial court formed an army of more than 50,000 people.

    But the problem is that the combat effectiveness of this army is simply scum.

    Because they have not been trained, and because these people were originally farmers digging in the soil before joining the army, it is impossible for them to be regarded as qualified soldiers.

    If these people were allowed to go out of the city to fight against the Hou Jin army, it would be no different than asking them to die.

    In this way, Zhu Shangwu had to come up with the only army he could control.

    At the same time, because he had tested the power of grenades, Zhu Shangwu purchased a large number from Zhao Hongyu.

    With such a powerful weapon like grenades, Zhu Shangwu became more confident.

    And, at Zhao Hongyu¡¯s suggestion, he planned to let 5,000 of the emperor¡¯s personal troops (Jinyiwei) come to be trained on how to use grenades.

    Yes, these five thousand people are the Ming Dynasty's secret army "Jin Yiwei" directly controlled by Zhu Shangwu.

    Originally, these people were responsible for surveillance and investigation, but now Zhu Shangwu doesn't care much anymore.

    "Vote!"

    Five thousand royal guards.  Following the instructions of the instructor sent by Zhao Hongyu, he unscrewed the cap of the grenade, then pulled the fuse and threw the grenade out with all his strength.

    Boom boom boom!

    ¡°These guys have to be said to be very strong, and they can throw grenades very far.

    When the grenade exploded, they were all shocked by the huge power of the grenade.

    To be honest, they have never seen such a powerful weapon.

    Of course, the red cannon is also so powerful.

    But the problem is that the red cannon is huge and not very convenient to carry and move.

    Grenade is different.  Hand grenades are very convenient to carry because of their small size.

    Basically, these Jinyiwei can carry ten grenades per person for throwing.

    Zhao Hongyu actually wanted to sell some muskets to Zhu Shangwu, but Zhu Shangwu didn't have much interest.

    This is a bit disappointing to Zhao Hongyu.

    But no matter what, the path and price of the grenade allowed Zhao Hongyu to make a lot of money.

    It was originally a thing that was to be destroyed in the virtual world, so Zhao Hongyu bought it very cheaply.

    The price of this old-fashioned wooden handle grenade is a six-yuan soft girl coin in the virtual world, which is extremely cheap.

    And the price at which Zhao Hongyu sold it to Zhu Shangwu.  One piece is worth seven hundred taels of silver.

    Zhu Shangwu bought 100,000 pieces in one go.

    Of course, the cost of the arms is still owed on credit.

    Now Zhu Shangwu has too many lice and is no longer afraid of itchiness, so he owes him what he owes.

    Zhao Hongyu was also indifferent to this.

    He was not afraid that Zhu Shangwu would not be able to exchange this amount of money.  After all, now he has reached an agreement with Zhu Shangwu, that is, the refugees from the Ming Dynasty can be used to pay off the debt, so Zhao Hongyu has nothing to worry about.

    What¡¯s more, if the population is not enough to pay the bills.  Zhao Hongyu could also ask Zhu Shangwu to use some antiques collected in the palace to offset the debt.

    Thinking about it, the collection in the palace must be much more valuable than the antiques circulating among the people.

    Earlier, Zhao Hongyu bought several antiques from Liulichang.  They can all sell billions of soft sister coins in the virtual world.

    So, if Zhu Shangwu took out the treasures in the palace, wouldn¡¯t the price be higher?

    Therefore, Zhao Hongyu is not worried at all that his business will lose money.

    And use some antique treasuresZhu Shangwu is also willing to pay for the goods.

    You must know that Zhu Shangwu now owes Zhao Hongyu more than 10 million taels of silver.

    This is basically the tax for the three to five years of the Ming Dynasty.

    After the siege of the capital is resolved, Zhu Shangwu will definitely have a headache thinking about this matter.

    So, Zhao Hongyu has even thought about how to pay off the debt with Zhu Shangwu. How could you make Zhu Shangwu unhappy?

    Although I owe money, I still owe a lot of money.

    But as long as there is a way to pay it back, then this is definitely not a troublesome problem.

    At least, that¡¯s how Zhu Shangwu views the matter.

    "Your Majesty? Do you think this army is still in great shape?"

    On the reviewing stand at the school ground, Zhu Shangwu was sitting in the middle.

    Eunuch Xue was by his side, asking in a low voice.

    Zhu Shangwu nodded slowly when he heard this: "It looks pretty good, but we have to go out and fight the Hou Jin army to know whether it will work. At the moment, there is no news about the reinforcements from various places. I always feel that this is the case."  It¡¯s a bit mysterious.¡±

    Zhu Shangwu¡¯s heart felt cold at this time.

    The capital has been under siege for five days. It stands to reason that after these days, reinforcements should have arrived, right?

    However, Zhu Shangwu did not get any news about reinforcements.

    It seems that the prefects and generals in various places are waiting and watching.

    ¡° Even if someone had strange thoughts at this time, Zhu Shangwu felt that it was not impossible.

    You should know that if the emperor is gone, you can still choose another one.

    The Zhu family has many descendants.

    ¡°Furthermore, when faced with the siege of the capital, who can guarantee that the vassal kings from all over the world have no thoughts in their minds.

    Zhu Shangwu has already imagined the worst.

    Therefore, he felt that he could not stick to the capital and just let Hou Jin put pressure on him.

    You should also think of a way to see if you can use your own strength to rescue the capital.

    ¡°Besides, now I want money in my hands.  If he wants a weapon, he can definitely do it.

    Speaking of which, this is all thanks to the crown prince from America.

    If it hadn¡¯t been for him, then I wouldn¡¯t have had such a plan.

    Thinking about it, if there was no money and weapons provided by the crown prince, then he would definitely have to defend the capital and wait for reinforcements.

    But if this is the case, it¡¯s hard to say what kind of situation will happen in the end.

    "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

    "Haven't we already recruited an army of 50,000? It's time to find a time to fight against the Hou Jin army outside the city. We can't always be suppressed and beaten by the Hou Jin army like this."

    Zhu Shangwu¡¯s meaning is obvious, because he has money and has recruited 50,000 soldiers and horses.  So he thought it was time to compete with the Houjin army outside the city.

    However, Zhu Shangwu still never considered that the 50,000 soldiers he recruited were not trained and would not be able to fight in battle.

    Because in that case, these 50,000 soldiers and horses are basically no different from going to die.

    But Zhu Shangwu obviously didn't think of this.

    He just felt that he had troops and powerful weapons.

    Then he should make the enemies outside the city suffer.

    But Zhu Shangwu couldn¡¯t think of this, which doesn¡¯t mean Eunuch Xue couldn¡¯t think of it.

    After all, Eunuch Xue is a man who has read military books, so it is impossible for him to not know this.

    "Your Highness, the newly recruited 50,000 soldiers are all untrained. When such soldiers arrive on the battlefield, the barbarians of Houjin will probably not be able to hold their swords when they see them. So if they are allowed to leave the city and Houjin  If a barbarian fights, isn't it like committing suicide?"

    When Zhu Shangwu heard what Eunuch Xue said, his eyes widened and he was stunned.

    What?

    There is also such a saying.

    Zhu Shangwu really doesn¡¯t know these things.

    Poor Zhu Shangwu.  Although he is an emperor, he is still an ignorant person.

    They don¡¯t even know that soldiers need to be trained before they can go to the battlefield and fight the enemy.

    "So how long do they have to train?"

    "It will take a year and a half anyway."

    "We don't have that much time. I thought we had recruited soldiers. We can fight the enemy by giving them weapons."I went to fight. I didn¡¯t expect there were so many other ways to say it.  "

    Zhu Shangwu¡¯s originally excited face suddenly showed a very disappointed look.

    Eunuch Xue felt a little unbearable after seeing it.  Then he said: "Let them train and defend the city with these 50,000 soldiers. However, these 5,000 Jinyi guards can be used, but I don't know if His Highness is willing to part with them."

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Although the Jin-yiwei are all elite men, it is time now.

    If the capital city is destroyed, there will be nothing left.

    Therefore, as long as he thinks of these, Zhu Shangwu has nothing to give up.

    "Go find the American crown prince. I want to ask him what he means. After all, he provided the weapons. If he says these five thousand people can go out to fight, then I think there won't be a big problem. If  If possible, I would like him to send a few people to train the newly recruited 50,000 soldiers and horses for me. What do you think of this?"

    Zhu Shangwu thought of Zhao Hongyu at this time.

    After all, Zhao Hongyu sold the grenade to him. I think the crown prince who came to the Song Empire must have a say in this matter.

    Zhao Hongyu has to say whether his army of five thousand Jinyi Guards can fight the Houjin army outside the city.

    "Your Highness, based on your wishes, it should be no problem to ask them to help us train the 50,000 soldiers and horses. But from what I have seen, their fighting methods are completely different from our Ming Dynasty, so this matter may be a bit difficult to handle.  .The opponent uses fire and blunderbuss in battle, but our Ming Dynasty uses swords and guns"

    Facing the sudden whims of his own emperor, Eunuch Xue could only tell the truth (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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